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English Language First Woman
1,347 words[... ] a Devil on't the Woman damns the Poet. -- Aphra Behn, Preface to The Lucky Chance Aphra Behn (1640 - 1689) was not the first woman writer; neither was she the only woman writer of her day. But Aphra Behn holds the singular distinction of being the first professional woman writer in the English language. That's right, ladies -- Aphra Behn was the first woman writer who did it for money. It was a natural choice for this young woman, a recent spy for the crown and a widow at the age of 26, t...
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Following The Life Of Beryl Markham
1,634 wordsBeryl Markham lead a remarkable life; from the warm and wild farm in Nor to the wide open skies over Nairobi, Be, as most natives said her name of Latest as Arab Maina called her established grand relationships with not only many of the people she came in contact with, but she also have some special bonds with many of the animals she encountered in her life. Although many of the students complained that some of her characters were one dimensional, her chapters lacked focus or even that she didnt...
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Women And Children Florence Nightingale
836 wordsOn January 23, 1849, a young woman walked across the stage of the Presbyterian Church in Geneva, NY. She was given a degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Geneva Medical College. And she happened to be the very first woman to earn the degree. Her name was Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England on February 3, 1821. She received her childhood education by private tutor. In 1832, her father, Samuel Blackwell, moved her family to the United States. They lived first in New York ...
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Biography Of Female Tennis Pro Billie Jean Moffitt
1,037 words... gles titles. She reached 38 other pro finals, and accumulated a total of 2, 000, 000 dollars. In 1971, a man named Bobby Riggs often stated publicly, Men are better than women in everything, especially in tennis. (Church, 1976) Bobby had been a big tennis star at Wimbledon in 1939 and loved the attention. After his stardom ended, he became jealous that women were earning more money than he had at his best. So he started saying silly statements, Men are naturally better tennis players than wo...
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19th Century Feminism In America
1,406 wordsIn the nineteenth century, in America, the role women would play in our society began to change dramatically. This was the beginning of a whole new world for women, and America in general. Women began to realize that there were opportunities for them outside of the home, and that they could have a place in the world as well as men. It was a time when the feminist view was being born and traditional views of women were changing. First, women would play a part in working to help slaves gain their ...
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Elizabeth Blackwell First Woman
1,008 words... that he was influenced by the renaissance but on the other his style of research and technique probably dates back to the days of Aristotle and Galen. C) Elizabeth acted as a pioneer because she was the first woman in England to be allowed to become a physician. She inspired every woman aspiring to learn medicine after her. Elizabeth's actions brought womens education forward by 50 years. Elizabeth's father Newson Garrett had 12 children and he owned a pawnshop, which in 1850 became very suc...
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Society Of The Ancient Biblical Heroines Women
972 wordsBiblical Heroines The Bible gives us many facts about the historical life of ancient civilizations. In many of them we can clearly trace the role of man and woman. The common society of the ancient Near East was of the patriarchal type. Israel no less than other nations was a patriarchal society. Characteristic in those societies was the lower status of women. The basic social and economic unit for Hebrew society was the family; headed by the father it was called best-ab, literally, the fathers ...
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